¶ … biopsychological approach? A physiological assumption that relates behavior to the activity of the brain and other organs of the body.

An ontogenetic consumption that describes development of behavior or of a brain structure. C. An evolutionary assumption that examines a brain structure or behavior in terms of evolutionary history.

A functional assumption describing why a particular brain structure or behavior evolved the way it did (Kalat, 2012).

What historical disciplines converge to create biological psychology?

Several areas of psychology are involved in biological psychology including clinical psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and bits and pieces from other areas of psychology. All areas of neuroscience and biology are particularly relevant to biopsychology. Comparative anatomy, physiology, medicine (e.g neurology and psychiatry), research methodology, and statistics also contribute to the creation of biological psychology (Kalat, 2012).

3. What are some of the earliest examples of a biological approach to studying behavior?

Plato hypothesized that the brain was the organ of reasoning and this is one of the first examples of the biological approach to studying behavior. Galen, who studied animal autopsies, proposed...

What are some examples of modern careers that have resulted from studying biological psychology? Include an overview of the careers.
Physiological psychology studies the neural mechanisms of behavior. Psychopharmacology studies the effects of drugs on the brain and behavior. Neuropsychology studies the effects of brain damage on behavior. Psychophysiology investigates a relation between psychological processes and physiological activity. Comparative psychology investigates the contribution of evolution, genetics, and the adaptiveness of behavior via a comparative method. Cognitive neuroscience studies neural mechanisms of human cognition (Pinel, 2011).

5. How is biological psychology viewed by other professionals in psychology today?

One of the most prominent paradigms in the study of behavior is the biological paradigm of behavior. Thus, due to its prominent role in modern thinking regarding nearly all behaviors that both people and animals exhibit biological psychology has achieved a prominent role in how many other professionals in psychology or explain behavior today (Kalat, 2012).

What are the major underlying assumptions of…